On May 24, Gaubil Michel and his delegation from France's Saint-Gobain SEPR visited the National Center for Quality Supervision and Inspection of Refractory Materials (Beijing). Xie Jinli, Executive Deputy President of the CTC Refractory Center, Qiu Yan, Director of the Science and Technology Development Department, and relevant personnel attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Director Qiu Yan introduced CTC's development history, business fields, and scientific research achievements to the visiting guests; Executive Deputy President Xie Jinli introduced the Refractory Center's business fields, scientific research achievements, and technical service cases. Gaubil Michel from Saint-Gobain SEPR introduced Saint-Gobain's business fields and other work. The two sides conducted in-depth and detailed communication and discussion on the inspection and testing of refractories for glass melting furnaces, and reached a basic consensus on future cooperation.

After the meeting, led by Executive Deputy President Xie Jinli, the Saint-Gobain SEPR delegation visited the Refractory Center's chemical laboratory, physical performance laboratory, and molding room, and learned about the testing performance of various equipment. The two sides conducted more in-depth exchanges on the benchmarking of a series of domestic and international standards for refractories for glass furnaces, as well as inspection and testing.

The National Center for Quality Supervision and Inspection of Refractory Materials (Beijing) is a domestic testing institution capable of comprehensively evaluating refractories for glass furnaces. Saint-Gobain SEPR is a Fortune Global 500 company and holds a globally leading position in the preparation processes of refractories for glass furnaces. The cooperation and exchanges between the two sides are of great significance for promoting the formulation of standards related to refractories for glass melting furnaces and for inspection and testing.